benzododecinium bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7281-04-1

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 7281-04-1 — 1 Br⁻

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 14%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

FAREVA LA VALLEE

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$43.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors14 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.10	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.16	500 g	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.16	500 g	95%
Chemscene	United States	$0.18	500 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.18	100 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.22	100 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.28	500 g	96.86%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.29	1 kg	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.70	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.31	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$11.87	50 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$11.87	50 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS7281-04-1

PubChem CID23705

DTXSIDDTXSID4048698

FormulaC21H38BrN

Mol. Weight384.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Br-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23705Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

benzododecinium bromide (CAS 7281-04-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7281-04-1/ PubChem: 23705. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23705 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7281-04-1. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 7281-04-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/